Railway-fastening.



G. H. CORNELL. RAILWAY FASTENING. APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 6, 190a.xmuzwan JULY 30, 1909.

Patented Dec. 1 4,1909

CHARLES 9&11522.

Original application filed May 3.8, 1908, Serial 1%. 4

1988, Serial No 481,409.. Renewed July BOJ r- 1 To all whom 'it' mayconcern;

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. Con; a citizen of the United States, 1*"in t Valentine, in the county of Cherry and State of Nebraska haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Built-m Fastenings; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, ant enactdescription of the intentien, snrh as oil in able others skilled in theart to which epperteins to make and use the se My invention relates torail railway tracks and is div cation filed May 16, 1908, Serial 1 t Ithas for its object proved fastening which l i may be quicklyadjne edbecause it does not require the use et screws, spikes or Another objectto provide a bolt which may be adjusted to proper clamping action and bany desired point even than should not be the samein an Further objectsor". the imeii'ti "L 5 come apparent from the following I tion.

The invention cente tegral bolts each pro 7 extending lug formed at 01 Ix at the other end adapted te elmnp up) part to be fastened The s withtheir lugs are passed, tarot.

with said lugs engaging one i in which the slots erefornied. engaged bysaid it bevel of the belts with their iidir beveled surface will flllibolt which nerebly ltieyne' plates bolts are and slots alt-erof therails.

, 1e rails rails toe bolts proner 7 it ined, will give 'eetlndependently of faces 01. the fish V, t e belts provided 8 be used witht the bolts are 13 are arranged he fish plates be bent out unions fornon. and prevent .,-ve the desired 0 T l i 111;; action. W here the faceet tne s part is not beveled; 1 pro tne h= 40 the bolts with spiralcinn'shaped inner we '"lfhe lower edges 96 which produce the desiredclamping eii t noon the base; when said bolts are turned. It will beuniy they are (lei-stood, of course, that the spiral cam shaped headsmay be used when the surface I 1 45 of the slotted part engaged by thelugs o rails and we also beveled, the result being the the ehnngr not,there ing action is obtained by turning the bolts .ct ZiZ'llIS a muchless degree than required when extended pro either feee of the slottedpart is not be jeeting lugs 01': t I bolts, heads eled or the inneri'hees oi the heads are no on the other ends thereof having Cain-shapedmin-shaped. inner feces whereby ping 1691011 18 The invention consistsin features of the had by" riin ii d also construction and combinationof parts here provided 5'' end after described and specified in theclaims, me

51 In the accompanying drawing, ill nstrmnig .l

.had PIOVI ed with serrations in their edges, and

2. The combination, with two rails and fish plates having registeringkey slots therein, of rotatable bolts having their shanks extendedthrough said slots, laterally projecting lugs on the ends of said bolts,heads on the other ends thereof having cam-shaped inner faces whereby aclamping action is turning said bolts, said heads also Washers adaptedto have portions thereof bent up into engagement with said serrationsfor the urpose specified.

3. The com ination, with two rails and fish plates having registeringkey slots therein, of rotatable,bolts having their shanks extendedthrough said slots, laterally projecting lugs on the ends of said bolts,heads on the other ends thereof, said fish plates being tapered upwardlywhereby a clamping action is had by turning said bolts, and

means to look said bolts against reverse turnmg.

4. The combination, with two rails and fish pla tes having registeringkey slots therein, of rotatable bolts having their shanks extendedthrough said slots, laterally projecting lugs on the ends of said bolts,heads on the other ends thereof, said fish plates being tapered upwardlywhereby a clamping action is had by turning said bolts, said Intestimony whereof, I aihx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

. CHARLES H. CORNELL. \Vitnesses:

GLEN V. Honmo, M. V. NICHOLSON.

